Garment hanger



April 3, 1945 I LA. YOUNG 2,373,000

GARMENT HANGER F iled Aug. 28, 1943 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Apr. 3, 1945 GARMENT HANGER Leonard A. Young, Detroit, Mich,assignor to Bowen Products Corporation, Ecorse, Mich a corporation ofMichigan Application August 28, 1943, Serial No. 500,342

Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a garment hanger which may be fabricated entirely offibrous material or fibrous stock and at the same time one which isstrong and rigid.

Second, to provide an improved garment hanger which may be shipped inthe knockdown or collapsed form and readily set up and assembled foruse. I

Third, to provide a garmenthanger having these advantages which isattractive in appearance and economical to produce.

Further objects relating to details and econo-- mies of constructionwill appear from the description to follow. The invention is defined inthe claims. A structure embodying the features of the invention isclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a garment hanger embodying thefeatures of the invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged fragmentary views illustrating steps inassembling the hook member with the hanger arms.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line !l4 of Fig. 3illustrating further details of the structure.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the yoke arms 5, l andthe strut 2 connecting their lower ends are formed integrally ofmultiply paper tube. This tube is flattened at spaced points, as 3, 3,to facilitate bending and also to provide flattened curved portions toeffectively support the garment. The hanger arms 1 are provided withhorizontally flattened terminal portions 4 having slots 5 therein.

The suspending hook 6 is preferably formed of fiat fibrous stock, suchas fiber board or fairly heavy cardboard or container stock of suitablestrength, and its shank l terminates in a cross arm 8 which terminatesin an upwardly and inwardly directed, downwardly tapered lug 9. The endof the lug 9 is directed toward the shank I of the hook and is spacedtherefrom to provide a slot-like opening Hi.

In assembling the hook with the arms I the lug 9 is successively passedthrough the slots 5 in the flattened arm terminals and when completelyassembled one flattened terminal engages in the seat H and the other inthe seat 12, the cross arm constituting a link connecting the hangerarms. The lug 9 at its widened portion is of such width that it requiressome force and ,some compression of the stock of the arms at the ends ofthe slots to permit the engagement of the armstherew-ith, and that isalso true of the arm whichis widened at the central portion thereof, sothat the arms cannot be disengaged without considerable effort and thehook does not become displaced in handling. It will be noted that theplane of the fiat material of the hook member in the elongated openings'5 is parallel to the length of the openings. This assists in preventingswinging of the hanger arms I about a vertical axis relative to thesuspending hook B. It will also be noted upon reference to Figs. 2 and 3that the recesses H and 12 are of a substantial depth and that the upperand flower walls thereof are so spaced as to snugly engage over theupper and lower surfaces of the terminal portions d as shown in Fig. 1.This assists in preventing swinging of the hanger arms in a verticalplane relative to the suspending hook.

My improved hangers may be effectively produced without the use ofmetal, and they are strong and rigid and attractive in appearance.However, comparatively little stock would be-required if the hooks wereto be formed of metal or plastic or other material.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A garment hanger comprising a cross bar and upwardly converginghanger arms formed integrally of a paper tube, the ends of the hangerarms having horizontally flattened portions with elongated openingstherein, and a suspending hook member of fibrous material having an armat its lower end terminating in an upwardly directed lug adapted to besuccessively inserted through said openings in said flattened terminalportions of said hanger arms, said lug being tapered downwardly, itsouter end being of a width exceeding the length of the openings in saidterminal portions of said hanger arms, said hook member arm having acentral portion also exceeding in width the length of the said openingsin said terminal portions of said hanger arms, the material of saidterminal portions being yieldable to permit the passing of the lug ofsaid hook member arm through said openings and the positioning of saidhanger arms on said hook member arm with the hook member constituting aconnecting link for said hanger arms.

and having flattened portions with openings therein elongated in thedirection of the length of the hanger arms, and a suspending hook memberof flat material having an arm at its lower end terminating in anupwardly directed lug adapted to be successively inserted through saidopenings in said flattened terminal portions of said hanger arms, saidhook member arm constituting a connecting link for said hanger arms, theplane of the flat material of the hook member in said elongated openingsbeing parallel to the length of said openings to prevent swinging of thehanger arms about a vertical axis relative to said hook member. V

3. A garment hanger comprising upwardly converging hanger arms havingadjacent terminal portions with openings therein, each of said terminalportions lying substantially in the direction of its arm, and asuspending hook having an arm at, its lower end terminating in anupwardly directed lug adapted to be successively inserted through saidopenings in said terminal portions of said hanger arms, said hook memberarm constituting a connecting link for said hanger arms, said lower endand said lug being substantially spaced from each other to permit eachof said terminal portions to lie substantially in the direction of itshanger arm.

4. A garment hanger comprising upwardly converging hanger arms'havingadjacent terminal portions with elongated openings therein, and asuspending hook having anarm at its lower end terminating in an upwardlydirected lug adapted to be successively inserted through said openingsin said terminal portions of said hanger arms, said lug being taperedupwardly, its outer end being of a width exceeding the length of' theopenings in said terminal portion of said changer arm, said hook memberarm having a central portion also exceeding in width the length of thesaid openings in said terminal portions of said hanger arms, thematerial of said terminal portions being yieldable to permit the passingof the lug of said hook member arm through said openings and thepositioning of said hanger arms on said hanger member arm with the hookmember constituting a connecting link for said hanger arms.

5. A garment hanger comprising upwardly converging hanger arms havingadjacent terminal portions with openings therein, and a suspending hookhaving a shank portion and an arm projecting laterally from said shankportion, said arm terminating in an upwardly projecting lug adapted tobe inserted successively through said openings in said terminalportions, said shank portion and said lug being disposed relative tosaid laterally projecting arm to provide opposing recesses extendingsubstantially in the direction of said converging hanger arms to receivesaid terminal portions, said recesses being of substantial depth andclosely engaging over the upper and lower surfaces of said terminalportions whereby to assist in preventing swinging of said hanger arms ina vertical plane relative to said hook member.

LEONARD A. YOUNG.

